A collection of various experiences of adult tonsillectomy patients on their first day of recovery
From thousands of post comments to the tonsillectomy recovery forum, I have assembled a sampling of various accounts and impressions of tonsillectomy recovery for each day. We shall start with tonsillectomy day 1. These comments are taken from tonsillectomy patients who were kind enough to share their experiences to help others as they navigate the bumpy road of tonsillectomy recovery.
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Tonsillectomy Day 1
Tonsillectomy Day 1: This is not too bad. Pussies on the forum!
Tonsillectomy Day 1:(surgery day): Thank God I woke up! Whoa – drugs.
Tonsillectomy Day 1: I had a freezie when I got home and lots of water. I watched some television and took the amoxicillin that I was prescribed to prevent infection. I decided to try to swallow the capsules because they looked small enough…BIG MISTAKE! After the first one, it felt like it was stuck in my throat, but I tried to take the second one…even bigger mistake. So I start getting anxious because I feel like the pills are stuck in my throat and not going down – even with loads of water. It turns out they did go down, but because my throat was swollen, they felt like they were just sitting there. I was prescribed liquid codeine and told to buy liquid Tylenol. However, the only liquid Tylenol my mom could find was for children, so instead, she decided to buy Tylenol caplets that melt in your mouth – which turned out to be for children as well. The first night I only took Tylenol because I wasn’t in that much pain at first. Needless to say, I was in pain during the night and slept maybe 1-2 hours in total.
Tonsillectomy Day 1: i had the surgery at 3:20 pm ( they were over an hour behind schedule).I woke up feeling like crap and the nurse had to give me lots of morphine through the IV drip. I spent the night in a hospital and it was the worst night ever. My throat was in pain all night even though they gave me the liquid codeine. There was only 2 of us in the “day surgery” ward ( where they keep the overnight patients) but the other lady was snoring all through the night! which made things even worse haha. I only got about 4 hours of on and off sleep. My mom picked me up at 6am and i went home and slept for a bit.
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : My surgery was at 9:30am ET this morning and I was home by 1:30pm which included a 20 minute drive home. I had a tonsillectomy and he just trimmed a little of my extremely long uvula. I woke right up from the surgery with no problems at all. The pain I had was a 1or 2 on a scale of 10. hardly any pain after the surgery and I was able to eat apple sauce, ice and water immediately after waking. No side effects from the surgery med’s. They did give me some anti-nausea drugs. I still feel like I have just a mild sore throat.
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : Days 1&2 were definitely the honeymoon phase. All was grand in tonsil land
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : I just had it done this morning, massively consming water, pain meds every 4 hours, popsicles, little apple sauce and trying to maintain a healthy probiotic regimine. Its weird because it feels like a bad case of strep throat….so far. But I do feel instant relief with my breathing.
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : Well i just got home from surgery. I had my tonsils removed, deviated septum fixed, uvula removed and turbinates (nasal wall tissue) reduced. I have no recall of surgery, only remember maybe a minute of being in the operating room, then waking up in the recovery center.
Pain is not what i expected it to be. I think i have worse pain from strep throat
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : Post op eight hours……everything feels fine but I’m scared for the horrible days ahead. Sandra you developed ear pain at 3rd day? That makes me nervous
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : (Day of surgery) I actually felt pretty darn good, was able to eat a little, but I wish someone would have told me that I needed to re-learn how to swallow. VERY SMALL sips is the key.
Tonsillectomy Day 1 : Slept only about 2 hours due to still being very restless and fidgety from the effects of the anesthesia. Stayed on a steady dose every 4 hours of pain med’s which seemed to edge my pain. Still in a great deal of pain all day. I ate more Popsicle and jello and applesauce and was able to eat some luke warm soup which tasted great and drank 2 ensure shakes and a yogurt shake. The anesthesia effects seemed to finally wear off sometime in the early evening making me a bit more comfortable. Still in a good deal of pain. My entire mouth now hurts along with the throat and I am having jaw pain and slight ear pain and tongue pain from the clamps they used during the surgery.
Day 0 and Day 1. My daughter (11) and I (35) both had tissue-welding T&As on May 25th. Surgery day; I slept, took my meds (Toradol and Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) and drank plenty of water and ate a little soup. My daughter stayed up, watched movies, took her meds (H/A and Ibuprofen) and was able to eat fine. Both of us felt pretty good at the end of the day. Day 1 – Early daughter got up and vomited blood and food; bleeding stopped after a few Hydrogen Peroxide rinses and she was able to go back to sleep. I was up that morning and daughter stayed in bed. I was able to continue to drink water, (I didn’t try anything else) eat more and move around fine. I took naps, daughter woke up later, but did not sleep after she got up. We continued meds and both were able to eat okay. End day 1 no additional issues.
Day 1 : I had early morning surgery and I woke up at around 11am. I was drowsy until 12ish and I woke up on the ward. I was kept on the ward for 3 hours where I slept most of the day. I managed to eat a couple bites of an egg sandwich and one spoonfull of peach yogurt. I was dizzy through out the day and couldn’t stand up without feeling sick and like I was going to pass out. I was taken to a recovery room where I was left to sleep for a couple more hours. I was given codine to help with the pain and I was eventually allowed to go home at 5ish. After a twenty minute car journey, i threw up when i got home. The pain wasn’t to bad but that was because i was still doped up! Threw up again at around 7ish. Not fun! 🙁 Managed to eat three spoonfuls of food then took some tablets and passed out until the morning.
So yesterday was day 1. I had planned for that day with all of my OCD. I had already got my liquid Lortab with Tylenol, 40 lbs of Sonic’s ice in an ice chest, reusable ice packs for my neck, lots of pillow, apply sauce and non-dairy protein shakes, etc. Got to the hospital for check-in at 9:30a, and was in surgery at 11:05, it took about 105 minutes.
Honestly, I thought the pain was going to be a lot worse. He used the Coblation technique which is suppose to be better. (ionic waves). It is like having a bad sore throat. Since I figured day 1 would be the best since I would be all drugged up from the operation I forced myself to drink about 60oz of water about 30oz of gatorade, 2 popsicles, and one apple sauce. This also helped with the liquid pain meds as they are making me kind of dizzy. Can’t sleep much as you have to sleep basically sitting up. I have a cool mist humidifier for the room, next to my bed, and I am using a travel neck pillow (like the one you use on an airplane, to keep my head from bobbing. I would zonk out for 30 minutes here and there but mostly I was in a very relaxed state, taking sips of water all night to keep my throat moist.
Hello,
I am currently sitting through day 1 post surgery. I had surgery at 8 am this morning, no complications and the surgery lasted about 30 minutes. After waiting in the post op room for an hour, the out patient center finally dismissed a very doped up version of myself. This probably lasted a few more hours once I got home. I kept on regimen of pain meds every four hours and anti-nausea every 8 hours. I have yet to vomit (knock on wood). Today, talking, eating soft (lukewarm and cold) foods was no trouble at all. The key here I found was limiting the size of the bites as openning my mouth very wide was extremely difficult, let alone painful. Crushed ice and other frozen ice chips, such as crushed gatorade are by far the best things for today- they help the pain and swelling as well as help you stay hydrated (which is a must). Anyways I think I am in the clear for day 1 until….fast forward to around 10 pm tonight and the pain meds do not work as well as they did earlier in the day for some reason or another. After taking my last dose before bed, these pills have been in my system for an hour and I am still in excruciating pain. After sleeping for approximately 20 minutes I woke up because I could not breathe due to a large amount of swelling and ooze ( from the wounds) blocking my air way. Icing with a bendable ice pack on the outside of the throat is somewhat helpful as I am currently doing a series of trial and error to fix this issue. The other thing which I found works for the time being is chewing/ sucking on crushed ice cubes. All I can say is everyones surgery is different and I hope this helps you know what you can expect. Good luck and I wish you the best!
I woke up, stood up, threw up. Even after 8 hours the anesthetics had not worn off so i couldnt go home until i was fine. Today is my first day and i am in agony already. Im not sure how often i have to brush my teeth or if its a good idea to use mouthwash – the thought makes my eyes water at the moment but maybe it will heal quicker? Surely oral hygiene can only be a good thing. I feel like ive swalled a gillet pro fusion along with the extra blades, my teeth are giving me hell and all i can taste in my mouth is metal = soup spoiler! Other than that, no earache, headache, vomiting, dizziness, etc. Thinking of the week ahead and telling myself it is all well worth it!
Day 0 and Day 1. My daughter (11) and I (35) both had tissue-welding T&As on May 25th. Surgery day; I slept, took my meds (Toradol and Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) and drank plenty of water and ate a little soup. My daughter stayed up, watched movies, took her meds (H/A and Ibuprofen) and was able to eat fine. Both of us felt pretty good at the end of the day. Day 1 – Early daughter got up and vomited blood and food; bleeding stopped after a few Hydrogen Peroxide rinses and she was able to go back to sleep. I was up that morning and daughter stayed in bed. I was able to continue to drink water, (I didn’t try anything else) eat more and move around fine. I took naps, daughter woke up later, but did not sleep after she got up. We continued meds and both were able to eat okay. End day 1 no additional issues.
Day 1 : I had early morning surgery and I woke up at around 11am. I was drowsy until 12ish and I woke up on the ward. I was kept on the ward for 3 hours where I slept most of the day. I managed to eat a couple bites of an egg sandwich and one spoonfull of peach yogurt. I was dizzy through out the day and couldn’t stand up without feeling sick and like I was going to pass out. I was taken to a recovery room where I was left to sleep for a couple more hours. I was given codine to help with the pain and I was eventually allowed to go home at 5ish. After a twenty minute car journey, i threw up when i got home. The pain wasn’t to bad but that was because i was still doped up! Threw up again at around 7ish. Not fun! 🙁 Managed to eat three spoonfuls of food then took some tablets and passed out until the morning.
So yesterday was day 1. I had planned for that day with all of my OCD. I had already got my liquid Lortab with Tylenol, 40 lbs of Sonic’s ice in an ice chest, reusable ice packs for my neck, lots of pillow, apply sauce and non-dairy protein shakes, etc. Got to the hospital for check-in at 9:30a, and was in surgery at 11:05, it took about 105 minutes.
Honestly, I thought the pain was going to be a lot worse. He used the Coblation technique which is suppose to be better. (ionic waves). It is like having a bad sore throat. Since I figured day 1 would be the best since I would be all drugged up from the operation I forced myself to drink about 60oz of water about 30oz of gatorade, 2 popsicles, and one apple sauce. This also helped with the liquid pain meds as they are making me kind of dizzy. Can’t sleep much as you have to sleep basically sitting up. I have a cool mist humidifier for the room, next to my bed, and I am using a travel neck pillow (like the one you use on an airplane, to keep my head from bobbing. I would zonk out for 30 minutes here and there but mostly I was in a very relaxed state, taking sips of water all night to keep my throat moist.
Sooooo glad I found this forum, it really helped!
Thanks Michael!
Hello,
I am currently sitting through day 1 post surgery. I had surgery at 8 am this morning, no complications and the surgery lasted about 30 minutes. After waiting in the post op room for an hour, the out patient center finally dismissed a very doped up version of myself. This probably lasted a few more hours once I got home. I kept on regimen of pain meds every four hours and anti-nausea every 8 hours. I have yet to vomit (knock on wood). Today, talking, eating soft (lukewarm and cold) foods was no trouble at all. The key here I found was limiting the size of the bites as openning my mouth very wide was extremely difficult, let alone painful. Crushed ice and other frozen ice chips, such as crushed gatorade are by far the best things for today- they help the pain and swelling as well as help you stay hydrated (which is a must). Anyways I think I am in the clear for day 1 until….fast forward to around 10 pm tonight and the pain meds do not work as well as they did earlier in the day for some reason or another. After taking my last dose before bed, these pills have been in my system for an hour and I am still in excruciating pain. After sleeping for approximately 20 minutes I woke up because I could not breathe due to a large amount of swelling and ooze ( from the wounds) blocking my air way. Icing with a bendable ice pack on the outside of the throat is somewhat helpful as I am currently doing a series of trial and error to fix this issue. The other thing which I found works for the time being is chewing/ sucking on crushed ice cubes. All I can say is everyones surgery is different and I hope this helps you know what you can expect. Good luck and I wish you the best!
I woke up, stood up, threw up. Even after 8 hours the anesthetics had not worn off so i couldnt go home until i was fine. Today is my first day and i am in agony already. Im not sure how often i have to brush my teeth or if its a good idea to use mouthwash – the thought makes my eyes water at the moment but maybe it will heal quicker? Surely oral hygiene can only be a good thing. I feel like ive swalled a gillet pro fusion along with the extra blades, my teeth are giving me hell and all i can taste in my mouth is metal = soup spoiler! Other than that, no earache, headache, vomiting, dizziness, etc. Thinking of the week ahead and telling myself it is all well worth it!